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P.T. 巴纳姆:奋斗与胜利·补录 14
P.T. 巴纳姆《奋斗与胜利》· Struggles and Triumphs · 领导
The following morning found me again at the fascinating toy shop, where I saw a beautiful knife with two blades, a gimlet, and a corkscrew,--a whole carpenter shop in miniature, and all for thirty-one cents. But, alas! I had only eleven cents. Have that knife I must, however, and so I proposed to the shop woman to take back the top and breastpin at a slight deduction, and with my eleven cents to let me have the knife. The kind creature consented, and this makes memorable my first “swap.” Some fine and nearly white molasses candy then caught my eye, and I proposed to trade the watch for its equivalent in candy. The transaction was made and the candy was so delicious that before night my gun was absorbed in the same way. The next morning the torpedoes “went off” in the same direction, and before night even my beloved knife was similarly exchanged. My money and my goods all gone I traded two pocket handkerchiefs and an extra pair of stockings I was sure I should not want for nine more rolls of molasses candy, and then wandered about the city disconsolate, sighing because there was no more molasses candy to conquer.
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定位:Additional excerpt 14 · 核对日期:2026-10-19 · 核验:短摘录
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第二天巴纳姆又去玩具店,看中一把带两片刀、一个螺旋钻和开塞钻的漂亮小刀,简直是个微型木匠铺,只要三十一美分,可他只剩十一美分。他必须得到它,于是跟女店主商量,把之前买的陀螺和胸针折价退回,加上十一美分换小刀。店主同意,这成了他难忘的第一次“交换”。接着他又用表换糖蜜糖,糖太好吃,到晚上枪也这样换掉了。第二天鱼雷也“炸”向同一方向,到晚上心爱的小刀也换了糖。钱和东西都没了,他又用两条手帕和一双袜子换了九卷糖,然后满城游荡,叹息再没有糖可征服。这段故事展现他从小就有交易癖,也说明他容易沉迷于即时满足。
上下文
巴纳姆在自传中回忆童年在外地客栈一周里不断用物品换糖吃的趣事。
今日一问
你是否有过为了即时满足而不断“交换”掉有价值东西的经历?后来怎么克制?
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